Stanchion



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Patented Sept. 12, 1882.

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UNITED STATES ATENT CFFrcE.

OLIVER H. ROBERTSON, OF PLAINVILLE, AND WILLARD S. W'ARRINER, OFFORESTVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

STANCHION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,104, datedSeptember 12, 1882.

Application filed December 8, I881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, OLIVER H. Bonner- SON,of Plainville, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, andWILLARD S.

WARRINER, of Forestville, in said county and State, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Stanchions, of which thefollowing is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, where- Figure 1 is a front view of ourimprov'ed device. Fig. 2is a detail top view of the upper cross-bar thereof. Fig. 3 is a detailrear view of the upper cross-bar.

Our invention relates to that class of cattle- 1 stanchions in which,while the animal is securely fastened by them, more or less freedom ofmotion is allowed, whether the animal be standing up or lying down; andit consists, in

part, of an improved device for so hanging thestanchion as to securethis result in a simple and efficient manner.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters a b c d denote the frame-workor stall, of ordinary construction, to the upper and lower beams ofwhich the stanchion is secured.

The letters 6 and f denote cross-bars; g, one of the neck-bars securedto both the crossbars, and h the other neck-bar, pivoted at one end(preferably the lower) to the cross-bar, and

0 at the other end fitting in a vertical slot or mortise in the uppercross-bar and projecting slightly above it. These parts are made ofsuitable material, as wood, or of iron, if desired. On the top of theupper cross-bar a 3 5 latch, i,is pivoted by a pin or screw, 6, and itis held in place and actuated by a spring, j. This latch operates in aplane at right angles to the upright neck-bar, which it holds firmly,when locked, by a projection embracing its 4.0 outer edge. The end ofthe latch projects beyond the end of the cross-bar to form a convenientmeans for opening the latch, and it is beveled off so as to be opened bythe pressure of the neck-bar when itis pushed into the mortise.

The cross-bars and neck-bars, taken together,

form the stanchion, (denoted by k,) which is secured to a staple or boltin the top beam,

to, by a piece ot'strong chain or rope, I, and to a staple or bolt inthe bottom beam, b, by a similar chain or rope, I. The chain l is of alength just sufiicient to suspend the stanchion, with its lowercross-bar, a few inches clear of the lower. beam, and the chain L is ofsuch length as to limit the side range of the stanchion within theframecdand prevent contact therewith.

The operation of my device is as follows: The creature to be fastened isled into the stall, the upper part of neck-bar h grasped with theright-hand close to the crossbar, the latch thrown back by the pressureof the thumb against the projecting end, and the neck-bar, thusreleased, is rotated far enough apart from the fixed bar to allow thehead of the animal to be passed between them. The neck-bar is thenreturned to the mortise, opening the latch as it presses the beveled endthereof, and by the clasp of the spring and latch the neck-bar is heldinplace, securing the creature in the stanchion. It is obvious thateither of the neck-bars of the stanchion can be thus pivoted andlatched;

WVe are aware that stanchions have been constructed which are pivoted tothe frame; others which are connected to the frame by cranks and stillothers which are connected thereto by pins and slotted cross-bars, andthese we do not claim. In the pivoted form the stanchion is allowedrotation, but no lateral or forward movement; in the crank form themovement is cramped by the necessity of rotating the whole device tosecure a lateral or forward change of position; and in the pivotand-slotform the device cramps diagonally between the beams and hangs about whenfreed by the efforts of the creature fastened thereby. v

Our device possesses all the advantages of the other forms and none ofthe disadvantages. any direction, and in rotation-=-as when the creatureturns its head to one side to lick its flank-and it is simple and cheapin construe ticn. By using a wide staple on either beam It allows freeand direct motion in 0,

or cross-bar, as shown by dotted lines on beam 2), Fig. 1, we areenabled to use a shorter piece of chain, and also secure sufficientlateral play.

We claim as our inventionbeams a b, stanchion 7c, suspending-chains Z Z,10 and Wide staple or traveler m all substantially as described, and forthe purpose set forth.

1. In a cattle-fastener, the combination of beams a I), stanchion 7c,and suspending-chains x Z Z, all substantially as described, and for theWitnesses:

purpose set forth. CHAS. L. BURDETT,

2. In a cattle-fastener, the combination of l W'. H. MARsH.

